13 year old runs over wife's Porsche
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Keep it short
As per title, 13 year old lad runs over the wife's year old Porsche for a dare while his mates egg him on a and video it.
Witnessed buy the guy next door, after a short search i found said lad and detained him until the police come, he admitted it.
There is dents over the roof and possible the bonnet so this is criminal damage.
The police man asked how i would like to deal with this ? saying that if has has no form then perhaps we just give him a slap on the wrist OR do i want to go the whole hog and put him in court.
He as asked me to sleep on it.
Find this bizarre to be honest, putting the onus on us on what type of punishment should be dished out.
As per title, 13 year old lad runs over the wife's year old Porsche for a dare while his mates egg him on a and video it.
Witnessed buy the guy next door, after a short search i found said lad and detained him until the police come, he admitted it.
There is dents over the roof and possible the bonnet so this is criminal damage.
The police man asked how i would like to deal with this ? saying that if has has no form then perhaps we just give him a slap on the wrist OR do i want to go the whole hog and put him in court.
He as asked me to sleep on it.
Find this bizarre to be honest, putting the onus on us on what type of punishment should be dished out.
chippy348 said:
if has has no form then perhaps we just give him a slap on the wrist
Well, he will now, won't he?chippy348 said:
Find this bizarre to be honest, putting the onus on us on what type of punishment should be dished out.
Better than just being told it's not going to go anywhere, I suppose.At 13 years old you know that 'running over a car' will likely cause some costly damage. Otherwise it wouldn't be a dare would it?
I certainly don't know the legalities of all of this, but the law exists to assign an appropriate punishment. Frankly I think you'd be absolutely mad to let him off with a 'slap on the wrist.'
Assuming you'd want to claim on your insurance for the vandalism, they'll likely require the police report for any payout. Will they pay out if they receive a police report stating that you've taken no action against the person who committed the crime?
I certainly don't know the legalities of all of this, but the law exists to assign an appropriate punishment. Frankly I think you'd be absolutely mad to let him off with a 'slap on the wrist.'
Assuming you'd want to claim on your insurance for the vandalism, they'll likely require the police report for any payout. Will they pay out if they receive a police report stating that you've taken no action against the person who committed the crime?
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 10th April 18:45
chippy348 said:
Keep it short
As per title, 13 year old lad runs over the wife's year old Porsche for a dare while his mates egg him on a and video it.
Witnessed buy the guy next door, after a short search i found said lad and detained him until the police come, he admitted it.
There is dents over the roof and possible the bonnet so this is criminal damage.
The police man asked how i would like to deal with this ? saying that if has has no form then perhaps we just give him a slap on the wrist OR do i want to go the whole hog and put him in court.
He as asked me to sleep on it.
Find this bizarre to be honest, putting the onus on us on what type of punishment should be dished out.
It's not putting the onus on you to decide what punishment should be dished out. Victims have a say in what type of police action they would like. Where I work there are a multitude of options available for victims, some of which would see you stand a far greater chance of having the repair covered by the offenders family than insisting on court. As per title, 13 year old lad runs over the wife's year old Porsche for a dare while his mates egg him on a and video it.
Witnessed buy the guy next door, after a short search i found said lad and detained him until the police come, he admitted it.
There is dents over the roof and possible the bonnet so this is criminal damage.
The police man asked how i would like to deal with this ? saying that if has has no form then perhaps we just give him a slap on the wrist OR do i want to go the whole hog and put him in court.
He as asked me to sleep on it.
Find this bizarre to be honest, putting the onus on us on what type of punishment should be dished out.
And in any case, unless the 13 year old has a whole history of previous incidents then it will not go anywhere near a court even if you insist on it so posters advocating this are miles off the mark. The justice system does not want to have juveniles with criminal records unless all other avenues have been exhausted first and them given every chance (and more) to learn from their behaviour. The local Youth Offending Panel would take this over as it would be referred to them after the investigation was concluded if you requested formal police action.
The "Lock them up and throw away the key" approach simply just breeds criminals from a very young age.
shirt said:
My opinion would be driven by this as well. If the parents pass the attitude test and can agree a solution then keep it out of court. But no way would I just suck it up.
Plus one for this, if the parent(s) show up with little Johnny having been suitable chastized and at least make an effort to help with costs / excess etc then that would seem reasonable, particularly if they are not very wealthy and it might be a bill that would put them into serious money troubles. Obviously if they are well heeled then they should pony up for the lot. However my cynical side is telling me that this is far from little Johnny's first infraction and the parents won't care less and will probably have their own dealings with the law to contend with. If you went in heavy handed with them threats and intimidation might well be the response.
Sorry to say, because you and your wife have had a wrong done to you, but I doubt you will receive the fair and equitable outcome that you deserve.
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